std::set

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std::set
Member functions set::set set::~set set::operator= set::get_allocator Iterators set::begin set::cbegin (C++11) set::end set::cend (C++11) set::rbegin set::crbegin (C++11) set::rend set::crend (C++11) Capacity set::empty set::size set::max_size Modifiers set::clear set::insert set::emplace (C++11) set::emplace_hint (C++11) set::erase set::swap Lookup set::count set::find set::equal_range set::lower_bound set::upper_bound Observers set::key_comp set::value_comp

Defined in header <set>
template<     class Key,     class Compare = std::less<Key>,     class Allocator = std::allocator<Key> > class set;

Set is an associative container that contains a sorted set of unique objects of type Key. Sorting is done using the key comparison function Compare.

Contents 1 Member types 2 Member functions 2.1 Iterators 2.2 Capacity 2.3 Modifiers 2.4 Lookup 2.5 Observers 3 Non-member functions

[edit] Member types

Member type	Definition
key_type	Key
value_type	Key
size_type	Unsigned integral type (usually size_t)
difference_type	Signed integer type (usually ptrdiff_t)
key_compare	Compare
value_compare	Compare
allocator_type	Allocator
reference	Allocator::reference (pre-C++11 version) value_type& (C++11 version)
const_reference	Allocator::const_reference (pre-C++11 version) const value_type& (C++11 version)
pointer	T* (pre-C++11 version) std::allocator_traits<Allocator>::pointer (C++11 version)
const_pointer	const T* (pre-C++11 version) std::allocator_traits<Allocator>::const_pointer (C++11 version)
iterator	Bidirectional iterator
const_iterator	Constant bidirectional iterator
reverse_iterator	std::reverse_iterator<iterator>
const_reverse_iterator	std::reverse_iterator<const_iterator>

[edit] Member functions

(constructor)	constructs the set (public member function)
(destructor)	destructs the set (public member function)
operator=	assigns values to the container (public member function)
get_allocator	returns the associated allocator (public member function)
Iterators
begin cbegin	returns an iterator to the beginning (public member function)
end cend	returns an iterator to the end (public member function)
rbegin crbegin	returns a reverse iterator to the beginning (public member function)
rend crend	returns a reverse iterator to the end (public member function)
Capacity
empty	checks whether the container is empty (public member function)
size	returns the number of elements (public member function)
max_size	returns the maximum possible number of elements (public member function)
Modifiers
clear	clears the contents (public member function)
insert	inserts elements (public member function)
emplace (C++11)	constructs element in-place (public member function)
emplace_hint (C++11)	constructs elements in-place using a hint (public member function)
erase	erases elements (public member function)
swap	swaps the contents (public member function)
Lookup
count	returns the number of elements matching specific key (public member function)
find	finds element with specific key (public member function)
equal_range	returns range of elements matching a specific key (public member function)
lower_bound	returns an iterator to the first element not less than the given value (public member function)
upper_bound	returns an iterator to the first element greater than a certain value (public member function)
Observers
key_comp	returns the function that compares keys (public member function)
value_comp	returns the function that compares keys (public member function)

[edit] Non-member functions

operator== operator!= operator< operator<= operator> operator>=	lexicographically compares the values in the container (function)
std::swap(set)	specializes the std::swap() algorithm (function template)